The Resource Dr. M赴ter's marvels : a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine, by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
Dr. M赴ter's marvels : a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine, by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
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- Summary
- A mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded the country's most famous museum of medical oddities. Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools-or even wash his hands. This was the world of medicine when Thomas Dent M赴ter began his trailblazing career as a plastic surgeon in Philadelphia during the middle of the nineteenth century. Although he died at just forty-eight, M赴ter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use of ether as anesthesia, the sterilization of surgical tools, and a compassion-based vision for helping the severely deformed, which clashed spectacularly with the sentiments of his time. Brilliant, outspoken, and brazenly handsome, M赴ter was flamboyant in every aspect of his life. He wore pink silk suits to perform surgery, added an umlaut to his last name just because he could, and amassed an immense collection of medical oddities that would later form the basis of Philadelphia's M赴ter Museum. Award-winning writer Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz vividly chronicles how M赴ter's efforts helped establish Philadelphia as a global mecca for medical innovation-despite intense resistance from his numerous rivals. (Foremost among them : Charles D. Meigs, an influential obstetrician who loathed M赴ter's "overly" modern medical opinions.) In the narrative spirit of The Devil in the White City, Dr. M赴ter's Marvels interweaves an eye-opening portrait of nineteenth-century medicine with the riveting biography of a man once described as the P.T. Barnum of the surgery room
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Dr. M赴ter's marvels : a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine
- Title
- Dr. M赴ter's marvels
- Title remainder
- a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine
- Statement of responsibility
- by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
- Title variation
- True tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine
- Title variation remainder
- a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine
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- trueCompassion
- History, 19th Century -- Pennsylvania
- trueHumanists
- trueMedical care -- Philosophy
- trueMedical innovations
- Museums -- Pennsylvania -- History
- Museums -- history -- Pennsylvania
- Mutter Museum
- Mutter, Thomas D., (Thomas Dent), 1811-1859
- truePathology
- Pathology -- history -- Pennsylvania
- truePhysicians -- Biography
- Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- trueSurgeons -- Biography
- trueSurgeons -- United States -- Biography
- trueSurgery
- Surgery -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- General Surgery -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- General Surgery -- history -- Pennsylvania
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded the country's most famous museum of medical oddities. Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools-or even wash his hands. This was the world of medicine when Thomas Dent M赴ter began his trailblazing career as a plastic surgeon in Philadelphia during the middle of the nineteenth century. Although he died at just forty-eight, M赴ter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use of ether as anesthesia, the sterilization of surgical tools, and a compassion-based vision for helping the severely deformed, which clashed spectacularly with the sentiments of his time. Brilliant, outspoken, and brazenly handsome, M赴ter was flamboyant in every aspect of his life. He wore pink silk suits to perform surgery, added an umlaut to his last name just because he could, and amassed an immense collection of medical oddities that would later form the basis of Philadelphia's M赴ter Museum. Award-winning writer Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz vividly chronicles how M赴ter's efforts helped establish Philadelphia as a global mecca for medical innovation-despite intense resistance from his numerous rivals. (Foremost among them : Charles D. Meigs, an influential obstetrician who loathed M赴ter's "overly" modern medical opinions.) In the narrative spirit of The Devil in the White City, Dr. M赴ter's Marvels interweaves an eye-opening portrait of nineteenth-century medicine with the riveting biography of a man once described as the P.T. Barnum of the surgery room
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2014
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 10351840
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- Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe
- Dewey number
- 617.092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Mutter, Thomas D.
- Mutter Museum
- General Surgery
- Physicians
- General Surgery
- History, 19th Century
- Museums
- Pathology
- Surgery
- Museums
- Surgeons
- Target audience
- adult
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- a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine
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- Dr. M赴ter's marvels : a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine, by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-354) and index
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- text
- still image
- Control code
- 000052776694
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 371 pages
- Isbn
- 9781592408702
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- Label
- Dr. M赴ter's marvels : a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine, by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-354) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Control code
- 000052776694
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 371 pages
- Isbn
- 9781592408702
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
Subject
- trueCompassion
- History, 19th Century -- Pennsylvania
- trueHumanists
- trueMedical care -- Philosophy
- trueMedical innovations
- Museums -- Pennsylvania -- History
- Museums -- history -- Pennsylvania
- Mutter Museum
- Mutter, Thomas D., (Thomas Dent), 1811-1859
- truePathology
- Pathology -- history -- Pennsylvania
- truePhysicians -- Biography
- Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- trueSurgeons -- Biography
- trueSurgeons -- United States -- Biography
- trueSurgery
- Surgery -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- General Surgery -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- General Surgery -- history -- Pennsylvania
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